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VCC promotes annual ceremony, recognition dinner

Master of ceremonies Mike Whalen (left) looks on as Veterans Celebration Committee member Margaret Rajkovich speaks to attendees at last year’s Veterans Day ceremony. FILE PHOTO/NICK SCHOFIELD

The Veterans Celebration Committee will host two events on Wednesday in recognition of Hopkinton’s service members.

According to VCC member Margaret Rajkovich, the town’s Veterans Day events will kick off 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hopkinton Senior Center. The morning service will be led by VCC chair Mike Whalen and include a presentation from Hopkinton Historical Society president Anne Mattina, who is this year’s guest speaker.

Later in the evening, veterans and their guests are invited to the Woodville Rod & Gun Club for an appreciation dinner. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is served at 6 p.m. Rajkovich noted that the dinner will be catered by TJ’s Food & Spirits and feature entertainment by Ted Hoyt.

She also encouraged those veterans who might need a ride to reach out to Whalen via email (whalen.michael@comcast.net) for assistance.

Rajkovich said the VCC is happy to put on these events every year as a way to do something to recognize the town’s veterans and show their service is not forgotten. “We’re grateful for people who are willing to serve their country,” she said.

One veterans issue Rajkovich is concerned about is finding ways of including younger veterans into events and the broader community of service members in town. She noted the VCC has been working with the town to try to get an email distribution list started to better communicate with the town’s veterans. She also is hopeful that the committee will work on additional initiatives to build the community, especially when spaces like VFWs “aren’t really around anymore.”

Added Rajkovich: “We would all like to see as many veterans come out as we can reach.”

— NICK SCHOFIELD

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Town meetings tonight include the Board of Health (6) and Planning Board (7).

Photo of the Day

Earlier this autumn, leaves on a tree in the Legacy Farms neighborhood start to turn red with the season change.

PHOTO/AMIT JAGDALE